Shipping and migration > Indexes and passenger records
National Archives of Australia - Destination Australia
This site features more than 22,000 photographs of migrants who arrived in Australia from all over the world post World War II, 1946-1999. You can use this site to share your story, read about other … more
State Archives & Records New South Wales - Webinars
State Archives & Records upcoming free live webinars will cover NSW Professions and Occupations; NSW Colonial Secretary’s Correspondence and Sources for Marriage in NSW. You need to … more
Ozships: Australian Shipping 1788-1968
This site lists shipping arrivals and departures. It also includes 92,000+ passenger list entries which can be browsed alphabetically. These are linked to transcripts of the passenger lists. Please … more
Family History South Australia - FamilyHistorySA
FamilyHistorySA, by Barry Leadbeater, aims to provide free information for family history and genealogy research on South Australians and their ancestors at home and abroad. The searchable databases … more
Findmypast - Victoria Coastal Passenger Lists, 1852-1924
The Victoria Coastal Passenger Lists, 1852-1924, held by the Public Record Office of Victoria, detail 3.2+ million passengers people arriving in Victoria from overseas and as well as other Australian … more
Ancestry.com - New South Wales, Australia, Departing Crew and Passenger Lists, 1816-1825, 1898-1911
This collection contains muster rolls, ship’s company, and passenger lists for vessels departing from New South Wales (also from Sydney). The muster rolls provide general information and … more
Australian National University - Australian Agricultural Company Online resources
These include:• Letters of Sir Edward Parry, Commissioner to the Australian Agricultural Company Volume 1 (1829-1832) and Volume II (1832-1834)• Baptisms at Port Stephens (1826-1830), … more
Findmypast - Deaths At Sea, 1781-1968
These records detail those who died at sea aboard British-registered vessels 1781-1968. The records may reveal where your sea-faring relatives were born and where they died, the name of the ship, and … more
Ancestry.com - Fremantle Western Australia - Passenger Arrivals Lists 1897-1963
The National Archives of Australia and Ancestry.com.au have collaborated to offer online access to the Fremantle Passenger Arrival Lists collection. Note that these records can include names of … more
Port Phillip District, Victoria, Australia
This site by Alexander Romanov-Hughes includes censuses, directories and electoral rolls for Melbourne and Port Phillip. There are also alphabetical lists of passengers arrivals to Port Phillip … more
The National Archives UK - Discovery - Online collections - Migration
Discovery holds 32+ million descriptions of records held by The National Archives and 2,500+ archives across the country. Over 9 million records are available for download from this site. Use … more
Searching the Passenger Lists in One Step - United States 1830-1912
This site by Stephen P Morse offers a one stop search 1830-1912 and includes: • 1830 to 1855: pre Castle Garden• 1855 to 1890: Castle Garden• 1890 to 1891: Barge Office• 1892 to … more
Sydney’s Female Emigration Depot 1848-1886
This online exhibition is arranged as follows:• Land of Milk & Honey• Voyage• First Arrivals• Dress• In the Depot• In the Colony• Women's Stories• … more
Archives Hub - British Women's Emigration
This site focuses on organisations created to encourage educated middle-class women to migrate to British colonies such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand or South Africa in the late 1800s-early … more
19th century South Australian shipping databases
This site by Graham Jaunay has three online databases designed for accessing details on vessels, and emigrants, arriving in South Australia. They include:• 1836 to 1840 emigrants who applied for … more